Boston/Washington: Three people, including an eight-year-old boy, were killed and 144 injured as terror revisited the US with two massive explosions targeting the Boston Marathon within 12 seconds of each other. President Barack Obama vowed that those responsible would feel the “full weight of justice”. The two successive blasts Monday afternoon rocked the finish line [...]
Washington: Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan appears set to become the first South Asian judge in the prestigious US Court of Appeals for the American capital. Called a “trailblazer” by President Barack Obama, Srinivasan, currently the principal deputy solicitor general of the US, Wednesday headed toward confirmation to what is “often called the [...]
Washington: Saying that he wanted the next job-creating discoveries to happen not in India or China, but the US, President Barack Obama has unveiled a $100 million initiative to unlock the “enormous mystery” of the human brain. “I don’t want the next job-creating discoveries to happen in China or India or Germany. I want [...]
Washington: Louisiana’s Indian-American Governor Bobby Jindal escaped unhurt from a minor traffic accident as a truck making an illegal U-turn side-swiped his vehicle while he was returning home from his son’s soccer game Sunday. “The governor did not sustain any injuries, and he is thankful for the work of the Louisiana State Police who keep [...]
Los Angeles: First lady Michelle Obama will appear on the cover of Vogue’s April edition, marking the second time she has graced the cover of the fashion magazine, media reports said. The 49-year-old Obama appeared on the cover of Vogue’s March 2009 issue. The issue featuring Obama, who will sport an outfit by Reed Krafoff [...]
Washington: Indians have lost their popularity with the Americans somewhat, with their favourability ratings going down notably over the last one year, but still remaining on the higher end historically, according to a new poll. Americans’ positive perceptions of India fell seven percentage points over the past year to 68 percent, according to a [...]
Mumbai: India is a content powerhouse, with the largest movie productions, massive digitisation underway and 169 days of live cricket, said Dominic Proctor, president of US-based advertising company GroupM Global. Proctor was addressing an audience during the talk on ‘Will advertising still be the key growth driver for the converged ecosystem?’ on the second day [...]
Washington: Schools, colleges and many government offices in Washington metro area were closed as a massive snow storm nicknamed “snowquester” by punsters hit the American capital after setting snowfall records in Chicago. Named “Saturn” by the weatherman, snowquester, a play on the $85 billion across-the-board spending cuts called sequester that kicked in Friday, left more [...]
By Ayush The spring season is wonderful time for the tech world to reveal a ton of new products in many different categories of technology and gadgets. Many products have been released, announced and rumored to be coming to stores near you this early spring. The most popular gadgets that seem to get everyone’s attention [...]
McLaren Automotive has released the final numbers, images and information relating to its phenomenal McLaren P1 ahead of a global reveal in just a few days at the 83rd International Geneva Motor Show. The race-inspired Instant Power Assist System (IPAS) gives the McLaren P1 astonishing performance. Zero to 100km/h will take less than 3 seconds, [...]
